Read-A-Phrase Challenge

Have updated this page so the challenge can actually start now.
 

Read-A-Phrase Challenge

I once signed up for a challenge that I found very interesting. It was called Read Your Name Challenge. For that challenge, you just had to choose books with first letters of the title that spelled out your name. Such as my name: Beth. The first book's title would start with the letter B, the next book title begins with E, etc. Make sense? (I hope so!) I failed to meet my goal by one book because of one letter. There is a U in my last name. I kept putting off reading a book for that letter. Kept thinking to myself “I still have time. I’ll read it next month.” Then I ran out of time.

Well, that challenge inspired the creation of this challenge. I know some people don’t like sharing their true names on the net so I decided to do the challenge in such a way that you choose a phrase of two or more words to do this with.


I wouldn't mind if you share the info about this challenge with others, you'll just have to copy and past the URL in the address bar, sorry.

Rules(such as they are):

--As the name of the challenge implies, your choice must be a phrase.(Phrase=A sequence of words intended to have meaning.)

I’m going to use the title of this challenge as my phrase this time. That makes 20 books for me to read.

--Any genre of fiction is allowed. Either print or ebooks. Any release date. The only two conditions are that you haven’t read the book before(this will help that TBR mountain I know you all have), and it should be at least 100 pages.

--You don’t have to select your books ahead of time. Even if you do, you can change your books as you go. Your books can crossover with other challenges.

--To join in, sign up with Mr. Linky below. (still trying to figure out how to do that one). For bloggers, please use a link to the post where you will be keeping track of the challenge. If you aren't a blogger, just add a comment with the phrase you plan to use.(finally figured out how to enable comments on this page)


--Reviews are not required, but if you want to do one and share the link with us, go for it.

--Challenge runs from January 1, 2012 - December 1, 2012

The reason I’m ending the challenge on Dec. 1^st is so that I have time to send out the prize in time for the winner to receive it by Christmas.

Yes, I said prize.  Anyone who signs up for the challenge by June 25, 2012(my birthday), chooses a phrase that is at least 10 letters long(not counting any spaces), and completes the challenge by Dec. 1^st, will go into a drawing. The winner will be allowed to pick five books off a list I will be providing. I will get them shipped in time for the winner to have them as a Christmas gift. Sorry, US addresses only for this prize. I’m also thinking about a prize for the longest phrase completed.

R-River Marked by Patricia Briggs(Jan.)
E-
A-
D-
A-
P-
H-Heart Search by Robin D. Owens(Jan.)
R-
A-
S-Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks
E-
C-
H-
A-
L-
L-
E-
N-
G-
E-